Now in its 20th year, the TCNJ Bonner Program has a lot to celebrate.
When TCNJ’s Bonner Community Scholars Program launched 20 years ago, it started with just 12 Bonner Scholars — students who commit to 300 hours of community service annually in exchange for needs-based scholarships. Now, with close to 100 participants each year, the TCNJ program is one of the largest and most successful in a nationwide network of Bonner college programs.
Posted on February 17, 2025
Split Ticket
Political analyst Harrison Lavelle ’25 makes sense of predictions in an election that was “very, very close.”
With a newly inaugurated president, it’s easy for most Americans to make the 2024 campaign season — with its relentless horse-race polling and often biased chatter — a distant memory. But for Harrison Lavelle ’25, the poll numbers, and politics in general, are not something he views casually.
Posted on February 17, 2025
“Someday I’ll write a book about all this.”
A look at Sigrid Stevenson’s diary shows she had already written it.
Night falls, and in the blowing dark, students jog briskly past Kendall Hall, listening for the eerie nocturne played by Sigrid Stevenson’s ghost. The story of Sigrid has persisted as campus legend for the nearly half a century since her death. Allegedly haunting Kendall, her piano-playing specter is no different from any ghost story — a sensationalized placeholder for the unexplained. In Sigrid’s tragic case, it’s a deeper metaphor for a young girl’s restless spirit, a traveler not yet ready to leave.
Posted on February 17, 2025
Giving all they got
Carl and Jackie Gibbs pay their love for TCNJ forward.
From high school sweethearts to a power couple at TCNJ, Carl and Jackie Gibbs have forged a remarkable journey of partnership and entrepreneurial success. They are deeply committed to using their knowledge, business experience, and love of the college to strengthen TCNJ’s financial standing and its attractiveness as a go-to schoo
Posted on February 17, 2025
Trust fall
Coach Eric Blevins’ enthusiasm springboards his divers to success.
WHEN TCNJ DIVING COACH ERIC BLEVINS left home in Virginia for college in the Midwest, he brought along a thick drawl that earned him the nickname “Country,” and an unmistakable zest for life.
Posted on February 17, 2025
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